Ejector port restrictor



y 1968 c. c. JORDAN 3,390,610

EJECTOR PORT RESTRICTOR Filed Nov. 9, 1966 IN VEN TOR. COY c. JcR DANUnited States Patent 3,390,610 EJECTOR PORT RESTRICTOR Coy C. Jordan,1309 Williamson Drive, Raleigh, NC. 27608 Filed Nov. 9, 1966, Ser. No.593,178 3 Claims. (Cl. 8933) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE In abstract,this invention relates to an elongated, fixed restriction mounted in theejection port of an automatic type shotgun to catch and retain shotgunshells as they are ejected through such port.

This invention relates to firearms and more particularly to means forengaging and retaining shotgun shell casings in the ejection port ofautomatic-type shotguns.

With the development over the last few years of improved casings forshotgun shells, particularly the various types of plastic shells now onthe market, accompanied by the improved devices for reloading suchshells, many hunters and a vast majority of trap and skeet shooters nowreload and thus reuse their shells.

During contest shooting, however, the rules usually prohibit a shooterfrom retrieving his ejected shell casings from the ground. In certaintypes of competition such as trap shooting, the contestant is onlyallowed to fire one shell at the time. Devices to catch this shell as itis ejected from the gun have been attempted by the use of such things asbags, hoppers and the like. All of these devices, however, were large,cumbersome and distracting to the shooter at best.

After much thought and experimentation into the problems encountered andpossible solutions thereto, applicant has devised a novel means ofengaging and retaining the emptied shotgun shell as it is about to beejected from the gun thereby allowing the shooter to retrieve the shellfor reloading. The device at the same time does not in any way interfereor distract the contestant while firing his gun and does not in any waymodify or change the balance of the gun, its weight or its shape. Thedevice is also so constructed that it is easily attached to and removedfrom either the receiver or the barrel of an automatic shotgun,depending on the make and model to which it is being attached. Due tothis feature of the invention, the device may be used during single shotcompetition and removed for other types of shooting.

It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a meansfor engaging and retaining a discharged shotgun shell in the ejectionport of an automatic shotgun so that such shell may be retrieved.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a resilient membermounted in the ejection port area of an automatic shotgun to engage andretain a fired shotgun shell as it is about to be ejected from such gun.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an elongated,shotgun ejection port restrictor with its ends bent in such a manner asto be received in openings adjacent the port.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a shotgun ejectionport restrictor constructed of spring like, resilient material andadapted to engage either the receiver or barrel portion of the gun.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will becomeapparent and obvious from a study of the following description and theaccompanying drawings which are merely illustrative of the presentinvention.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a side elevational veiw of the receiver por- "ice tion of atypical automatic shotgun showing applicants restrictor mounted thereon;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of such receiver portion disclosing theretained positon in the ejection port of a fired shotgun shell;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of the restrictor member of the presentinvention; and

FIG. 4 is a cross section through lines 44 of FIG. 2.

With further reference to the drawings, FIG. 1 discloses the exteriorportion and an automatic-type shotgun having a receiver 1, a stock 2, abarrel 3 and a fore-end 4. An operating handle 5 is provided inoperative connection with breech bolt 6. A slot 7 is provided rearwardlyof ejection port 8 and is so constructed to allow the operating handle 5to pass thereinto.

In the rear portion of the upper edge 9 of ejection port 8 are openings10 and 10' which are preferably axially divergent in a plane parallel tothe immediately adjac nt exterior surface of receiver 1, particularly asdisclosed in FIG. 4.

A restrictor member 11 is provided, preferably in the general shapedisclosed in FIG. 3 (although similar shapes could obviously be providedwithout departing from the spirit of the present invention). As will benoted, the restrictor is an elongated membed having each of its endsbent to lie in the same plane thereby forming a generally flattenedU-shaped appearance. The end portions 12 and 12' of restrictor 11 areadapted to be placed in openings 19 and 10 of receiver 1. Restrictor 11is preferably made of a spring-type of metal although any type ofrelatively hard material may be used. If a springatype material is usedin the manufacture of the restrictor, end portions 12 and 12 may be benttoward each other thereby allowing them to be inserted into openings 10and 10 with the springing effect being used to retain such restrictor inits operative position as is obvious from a study of FIG. 1.

In actual operation of a gun incorporating the present invention, theshooter will pull trigger 13 thereby firing the gun which automaticallyforces the breech bolt 6 rearwardly to eject the fired shell casings 14from the gun. Just as the shell is about to be thrown from the gun, theenlarged rim portion 15 thereof will come in contactive grippedengagement between restrictor 11 and the lower edge 16 of ejection port8. Since the rim is too large to pass between the two obstructions, theshell will be retained in the ejection port until it is manually removedby the shooter, thereby saving it to be reloaded and reused as desired.

If the barrel of the gun extends rearwardly in the area of the ejectionport, as in the Model 1100 Remington automatic shotgun and similartypes, the restrictor may be attached to this barrel rather than thereceiver. Certain other automatic-type shotguns have features such asthe barrel moving rearwardly rather than the breech bolt. This type ofgun may be easily adapted 0t use the present invention by using openingsin the receiver since the ba rel could not be obstructed. The operationof either gun, incorporating the modification of applicants invention,would be substantially the same.

It is obvious from the foregoing that the present invention has theadvantage of providing a simple, inexepnsive means for receiving andretaining used shotgun shells so that the same may readily be retrievedfor reloading or other purposes without materially modifying or changingthe various handling characteristics and general feel of the firearm.

The terms upper, lower, rear and so forth have been used herein merelyfor convenience in the foregoing specification to describe the firearmand ejection port restrictor as oriented in the drawings. It is to beunderstood, however, that these terms are in no way limiting to theinvention since the firearm may obviously be disposed in many differentpositions when in use.

The present invention may, of course, be carried out in other specificways than those herein set forth without departing from the spirit andthe essential characteristics of the invention. The present embodimentsare, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and notrestrictive and all changes coming within the meaning and equivalencyrange of the appended claims are intended to be embraced therein.

What is claimed is:

1. In an automatic-type shotgun having a receiver and an ejection portdefined by upper, lower, forward and rear edges in one side of saidreceiver, the improvement comprising: a pair of openings in the rearportion or the upper edge of said port, the alignment of said openingsbeing axially divergent from interior to exterior in a plane generallyparallel to the exterior portion of said receiver; and fixed restrictormeans within said ejection port having end potrions placed in saidopenings whereby the height a of said ejection port is decreased toengage and retain shell casings passing through said ejection port.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the restrictor means comprises anelongated member having its end portions bent in a plane, theaccumulative total or whose angles equal the angle of divergence betweenthe axially divergent openings.

it. in an automatic type shotgun having a receiver and an ejection portdefined by upper, lower, forward and read edges in one side of suchreceiver, the improvement comprising: a pair of openings in the rearportion of the upper edge of said port, the alignment of such openingsbeing axially divergent from interior to exterior in a plane generallyparallel to the exterior portion of said receiver; and an elongatedrestrictor member having end portions placed in said openings, said endportions being bent in a plane, the cumulative total of whose anglesequals the angle of divergence between the axially divergent openingswhereby the height of said ejection port is decreased to engage andretain shell casings passing through said ejection port.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS III'EAMUEL W. ENGLE, PrimaryExaminer.

25 BENJAMIN A. BORCHELT, Examiner;

